Composting in general

I was so excited when we moved to our new house two years ago. The house was roomier, the garden was bigger, and it had features that fit our lifestyle very well. Add in the fact that our new council gave every household its own composter, and I was happy. Yes, I had wanted a compost bin for some time. I wanted to be able to compost those veggie peelings and grass and shrub clippings and use the result in my own garden. I happily did this for about two years, until one day while putting out our bin, my six year old asked me why we did not recycle envelopes and cardboard. I explained the reasons to her (our council does not do them), and she asked if they ...  Read the complete review

Composting is probably one of the first major steps every household should be taking to rid the planet of the enviromental damage we and generations before us have caused, i admit this alone will not rescue our world but certainly it's a very good and easy way to begin. I'm sure everybody is concerned about the effects of global warming and enviromental issue's even if they choose not to discuss it, i for one are becoming more concerned about the world my son will have to grow up in. I've recently obtained a composter which is now in the garden doing it's stuff, they are really easy to get hold of, most local councils can provide these for you for a small ...  Read the complete review

I am going to talk dirty - well, compost anyway. So you like dirty talk, eh! Here's some real mucky stuff, compost. I make my own. Let me tell you about it and why I do it. Plants, flowers, and vegetables need food to grow big strong and healthy. A bit like people really, they are living things too. To grow they must remove nutrients from the soil, so the best, healthiest plants grow on good rich soil. The rich topsoil contains organic matter, which is called humus. I have a very chalky soil, not naturally rich in humus. What makes soil rich is decayed organic matter, dead leaves etc. In our gardens we remove the dead leaves, grass cuttings, ...  Read the complete review

I am all for re-cycling and I believe that every household should try and do their bit to save the environment. I also believe that local councils make it much easier for us to do this. I grew up in the countryside and moved into my own house around five years ago. I live in a town house, with a fairly small garden, half of which is paved and half of which is lawned. I didn't really pay much attention to my garden for the first few years of living here as to be honest, I was more focused on decorating the inside of the house, and when I moved in, my garden was a total mess. Two years ago, my garden was re-furbished to its current state and this ...  Read the complete review

Our world is dying - too much polution , too much production , too much waste . The effects of the industrial revolution of the late 1800's whilst being over 100 years ago , are now showing the signs of catostrophy . Just think of what has happened since then and imagine the impact for our offspring of the future . Today people are starting to take notice and the buzz words of today are recycling , sustainable and re-usable. Councils are under enormous pressure to encourage recycling and everyone should participate . I do my bit do you ? Living in PLymouth , our council recycles paper , cardboard , plastic and now garden waste . They will even ...  Read the complete review